Whew! CNN forgets to discuss Hillary's racist skit this morning.

[Karmadillo]

They were all over Tokengate and I was afraid they might give similar saturation coverage to her participation in a racist skit. Thank heavens we can count on the mainstream media to help Hillary negotiate her way through her self-inflicted wounds. Let's hope the Republicans don't find out about what she did since the video would make a nice anti-Hillary ad in the fall.

[apcalc]

1. I viewed the skit

Appears to me that she has no clue what "CP" is, interprets in the way it means something to her " cautious politician".
My view is that , for her, it had no racial meaning.

[morningfog]

2. She knew. It was a scripted skit.

[Hortensis]

9. HRC is a famous "cautious politician"

in New York because she delayed announcing her run for the Senate and then delayed starting her campaign so long that people grew exacerbated and wondered if she was running at all.

People hearing this joke were probably supposed to "huh?" with De Blasio's CP time, then "oh!" and laugh with Hillary's "cautious politician" New Yorker-joke explanation.

As for the other meaning, those hoping this will somehow hurt her should just...keep on hoping for another week and see what happens.

Those just wondering about it might look to black writers and posters for their reactions and then evaluate the situation. Or they might decline to waste their time. These old pros didn't get up on that stage to commit political suicide.

[Armstead]

20. And Bernie is a racist because he once said "if you don't want me to speak I can leave"

The double standard at the core of this all is staggering

[apcalc]

51. I have never thought

Bernie was racist. Nor do I the think Hillary is racist. And of course there should be no double standard.

The media blows up everything sometimes I think to avoid real issues.

[Hortensis]

56. Real issues are complex and unfun.

Trash sells.

[merrily]

27. No one married to a person of color can participate in something distasteful to people of color?

Is that the point of your post and the pic in it?

[Matt_in_STL]

34. That's exactly the point the poster is making and yet no comment on this other thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511712433

[merrily]

35. So, let's go comment! I wish it were still okay to say (or post) "Oh, snap!"

[mhatrw]

58. He is allowed to make fun of painfully slow colored people!

I mean, he married one!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

[NorthCarolina]

36. Or, more correctly: HRC is a famous "conservative politician". nt

[Motown_Johnny]

3. If true, is she smart enough to be a good President?

It would seem not.

[Live and Learn]

28. I find it hard to believe that you are naive enough to not be able to tell that was scripted.

They are not particularly good actors and you can see them trying to deliver their lines correctly.

[Goblinmonger]

32. Really?

Then she is clueless and got lead into racist crap.

The only way this would be more clearly a scripted skit is if the cue card guy were on stage.

[mhatrw]

57. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511711873

[Nye Bevan]

4. You'd think de Blasio outing himself as a racist would be a major news story.

Damn the MSM!

[JoePhilly]

5. The perpetually outraged don't want the discussion to go there.

They'd prefer their manufactured outrage be focused on Hillary, and only on Hillary.

[Armstead]

22. No.... we (at least I) am outraged at the contrast between this and the "Sanders is racist" crap

The hypocracy and cynical political manipulations are staggering.

[JoePhilly]

63. No one thinks Bernie is a racist.

That's another nonsense outrage some of his supporters claim.

[Armstead]

65. Just rummage back and you'll find differenrtly

Last year -- after a long break from DU -- I read the discourse shortly after Sanders came onto the primary scene.

I was expecting to see the cranky old socialist nonsense. "Too far left for the Democratic Party"......That would be business as usual.

But I was absolutely appalled at all of the posts accusing him of being racially insensitive and his supporters as racist white progressives.....and all the "Sanders has a problem with..." crap.

The vehemence against Sanders and hios supporters on a racial basis was astounding. And the Clinton campaign was obviously seeding the ground for portraying her as the Champion of Minorities against Mean old Bigoted Sanders.

It made me especially angry because I have been following him for years -- and he is one of the most socially progressive peoplel in DC.

It continues to this day.

[JoePhilly]

66. What I saw was ...

... people pointing out that Bernie's focus on "economic justice" seemed too narrow, and that he was missing the "social justice" aspect which is very important to many African Americans.

And when anyone pointed this out ... Sanders supporters on this site lost their minds. The attacks on DU's African American members is something that I won't forget.

And let me be clear ... there is a very distinct difference between Bernie, and some of his angriest supporters. To prove this, all we have to do is bring back the "Stockholm Syndrome" OPs, and the 100s of recs those received.

Of course Bernie does not suggest that African Americans are suffering from some set of mental issues, or are low information voters, because they don't support him.

He's not a racist.

But you will find plenty of his supporters pushing such narratives ... and some of them are now "very upset" about the skit. Hard to take it seriously.

In any case, no one thinks Bernie is a racist.

[morningfog]

12. You don't have to be a racist to say racist things. You know that.

[oberliner]

6. "Hillary's racist skit"

Amazing.

[yourpaljoey]

30. You bet it was racist.

[oberliner]

33. It wasn't racist and it wasn't Hillary's skit

She made a brief cameo in a 10 minute skit spoofing Hamilton featuring one of the stars of that show and Bill de Blasio. The skit was definitely stupid and Bill de Blasio's rapping was embarrassing, but Hillary's appearance was completely innocuous (until the Hillary haters got a hold of it).

[dinkytron]

38. Damn straight. They are vile. Didn't their mama's tell them if you don't

have nothing nice to say....

[Tarc]

7. Perhaps it, once again, shows that its not really a big deal?

Elections aren't decided on who still thinks subways use tokens or who takes 5 tries to swipe a card. Silly season moves the needle for the media, not the voters.

[geek tragedy]

8. Because no outside the Bernieverse cares nt

[dinkytron]

39. Doesn't make it any less vile and tasteless. BTW, people care.

I have noticed the younger generation is very sensitive in this regard. This may die down but it will not go away. Just like the transcripts. which probably have similar "slights."

[geek tragedy]

41. no, the Bernieverse is very sensitive when it's Hillary Clinton involved nt

[dinkytron]

45. I just saw story it on ABC. That's not the Berniverse. But come on,

why would she even be part of this potentially hurtful skit? And right on the heels of Bills BLM guffaw? How in the measured world of politics can not be perceived as anything but a "calculated" doubling down on Bill's BLM remarks. It's dog whistle politics. What else can it be?

[geek tragedy]

46. Your argument is that Bill de Blasio is a race-baiting bigot. For saying something

he probably learned from his own kids.

Good luck with that.

[dinkytron]

48. Nice try but this is about Hillary, not Bill. And I don't care where you

think he learned it from. But thanks for the good luck wishes. You are as sincere as your candidate.

[geek tragedy]

49. BdB is the one who actually said the words that has all the Bernie people clutching their pearls.

So you really can't tag her without going through him.

Good luck with that.

[giftedgirl77]

10. The only ppl screaming racist are white folks, which is hilarious.

So fucking clueless.

[m-lekktor]

11. you are so very wrong about that.

speaking of so fucking clueless....

[giftedgirl77]

13. Oh yeah, you think so?

Thank you kind Caucasian for letting me know what's going on in MY world.

[rachacha]

31. Sorry, being indignant doesn't make you right

[Matt_in_STL]

42. I like to take these conversations and imagine them in the context of the mid-1800s

White person: "Slavery is an awful institution. I can't believe other whites would treat black people so heinously. Those who keep slaves are horrible people"

Black person: "Thank you kind Caucasian for letting me know what's going on in MY world."

White person: "Oh, okay. Sorry I interfered and assumed I could help. Carry on."

[giftedgirl77]

50. Really?

How about this conversation instead? It happens constantly still.

White Person: Hey minority you don't know what's good for you, listen to me & I'll tell you what the proper thing to think & opinion to have.

Minority: But that doesn't work for me, I think this is better or how we do things.

White Person: Well that's just because you're uniformed or have a mental illness, I know what's good for you.

[Dawgs]

14. How do you know? Are you in touch with every other black person in America?

Impressive, if true.

And, the story just broke yesterday afternoon so I doubt most people even know about it.

[giftedgirl77]

15. Nope, not every. But when you grow up minority & live with minorities

we tend to have a bit of a better understanding of our culture than some random white person that only deals with minorities in the most artificial of settings.

[islandmkl]

17. would that be the 'Clinton's settings'? that you mention...

or are they in an exempt category for your reference?

[giftedgirl77]

24. What do you mean Clinton's setting?

I mean actually associating with minorities in an informal casual setting. Where we can relax & not have to worry about being judged.

[islandmkl]

29. i was merely referring to your comment:

"...we tend to have a bit of a better understanding of our culture than some random white person that only deals with minorities in the most artificial of settings."

and i was wondering if the Clinton's enjoyed those 'artificial' settings or if their 'settings' were part of a daily life (as opposed to public political activities) of personal interaction therefore making them more 'real'....

i wonder if Bill or Hillary were ever sitting with some friends of theirs in a public place, like a restaurant or bar or something, and been refused service because of who they were with....i wonder if they were ever in that 'setting'...

[Dawgs]

21. Ugh!

You can't possibly be serious.

[islandmkl]

16. Billy Clinton probably enjoyed the joke...

well...almost, anyway....

nice over-generalization, too, on your part...

you are a regular Alicia Silverstone...

[giftedgirl77]

18. Lol, well since Clinton has actually associated with black folks for a long

time he is probably well aware of the phrase. Maybe some of you should actually try & get to know some instead of just pretending to know what's best for us?

[mhatrw]

59. Exactly! Only black people can see just how humorous the joke is!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511711873

[beedle]

19. Maybe no one in the media even heard about it

I mean I don't see it being mentioned on MSNBC either.

I mean it's not like the incident had a poster made up about it and plastered all over the areas where people would see it on their way to work.

almost:

[Karmadillo]

23. This isn't the racist skit you're looking for. She can go about her business. Move along.

[beedle]

25. Oh it's certainly no "tokengate" or "PopeGate"

It's just a little bit of white privilege racism. No biggies for Clinton supporters ... superdelegates, Bill racist rant to BLM, "CP Time".

[Karmadillo]

26. The double standard is amazing

[dinkytron]

47. H. in that dress always reminds me of...

[oberliner]

54. The original Daily News article about the event made no mention of the joke

De Blasio drops rhymes at annual Inner Circle show with help from guest Hillary Clinton

The time, it was Mayor de Blasio giving himself a bad rap.

The city’s chief executive, with the unlikely help of pal Hillary Clinton, delved into hip-hop Saturday night at the annual Inner Circle production.

De Blasio shared the New York Hilton stage with Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Aaron Burr in the hit musical “Hamilton,” while unleashing his inner Run-BDB.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/de-blasio-drops-rhymes-circle-show-clinton-ma-article-1.2595005

[giftedgirl77]

64. Oops, somebody let Trevor Noah know that he's supposed to be outraged.

[jcgoldie]

37. OMG

The "mainstream media" (congrats to Bernie folks for appropriating that BS right-wing term)... they're ignoring another grasp-at-straws gate. If they don't start biting on some of this bullshit we might have to actually get more voters in the primary elections to win the nomination!

[Octafish]

40. There are some things you can't bring up before an election.

Like the time the New York Times didn't tell the voters about Bush and his turning NSA surveillance on We the People. Ha ha ha. What a joker! They really got us that time! Yuk yuk.

Bush wanted to keep spying secret because 'it revealed him as law-breaker'

http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/3901-commentary-bush-wanted-to-keep-spying-secret-because-it-revealed-him-as-law-breaker.html

[KittyWampus]

52. They are SO CONCERNED for people of color. I'm Verklempt….

OMG! I used a Yiddish term in a bad bit of sarcastic humor and I'm not Jewish… lots of Jewish friends who use the term… still I must be an Anti-Semite.

[geek tragedy]

53. I hope they never discover the Chappelle Show nt

[Purveyor]

55. Well GMA covered it this morning.

[mhatrw]

60. They'll get to it soon enough. They are just on CP Time!

Corporate Pimps!

Get it?

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

[EndElectoral]

61. Curious if Sanders had said this if it might have got more coverage.

Heck, he's lambasted because he wants to go to the Vatican to talk about inequality.

[frylock]

62. Bernie's "yup" is a far more egregious offense.